(SR5) First Sony A290 images!

Few months ago SonyAlphaRumors revealed that Sony would announce a new low-end Alpha. And now we found the first images of the camera! The Sony A290 will replace the current A230

Google translation from the leaked text:
“Sony Alpha A290 is a familiar design, a combination of style with the convenience Alpha A230 Alpha A500 is designed to handle long, easy to handle than the design of the Alpha A230. Sony Alpha A290 using APS-C image sensor resolution of 14.2 megapixels, BIONZ image processor. Sony Alpha A290 full features of the Alpha A230 with a maximum sensitivity of ISO 3200, 2.7 inch LCD screen, sensitivity optimized DRO range, speed 2.5 fps continuous shooting. For novice users, A290 is the user interface with visual images, easy to understand. It uses a memory card or MemoryStick Pro Duo SD / SDHC.”

source: tinhte.com

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(SR5) NEX3 + 16mm lens for 499Euro

The cheapest NEX camera-lens combination will be the Sony NEX3+16mm lens for 499 Euro. The NEX5+16mm lens will be 599 Euro. This are the price indications form Sony. The real price could be cheaper!

I was told that also two-lens-kits will be available for cheap.

For comparison:
In US the Olympus E-PL1+lens is $549.00
(425 Euro) and the Panasonic GF1 $754.95 (585 Euro)

On Amazon Germany you can have the Olympus E-PL1+lens for 540 Euro and the Panasonic GF1+lens for 780 Euro

(SR5) More small rumors…

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The LCD screen is brighter than the one form the Sony A550 (700 candela, antireflective screen)
contrast AF with 25 AF points
7fps
The alpha lens adaptor with AF for SSM/SAM lens.

(SR5) Last minute rumor: Fisheye adapter for the 16mm lens!

It is no secret anymore that Sony will launch the new 16mm f/2.8 lens for the NEX system. But now we got informations from our sources that Sony will also deliver a fisheye lens adapter which you can use on the 16mm lens. We have no reliable information about the focal lenght but we speculate the fisheye lens will convert the 16mm in a 8mm (?) fisheye.

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(SR2) More rumors about the optical and electronic viewfinder for the NEX

The following rumor is from new sources which still has to be confirmed by trusted sources.
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SR2=rumor from unknown and unreliable source (10-20% chance the rumor will become real)
SR3=a rumor unknown source or sources which sounds realistic (20-50% chance the rumor will become real)
SR4=rumor from our trusted sources (50-70% chance the rumor will become real)
SR5=rumor from many of external and internal sources (70-90% chance the rumor will become real)